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The Vanishing - 1993. Actor Roddy McDowall, who co-starred with her in a 1966 film, said: "no actress was ever so good in so many bad films.". So I Married an Axe Murderer - 1993. Although Weld had the final say in such matters, many question the quality of advice her agent was providing. Greedy - 1994. In part, her lack of great success was as a result of her turning down roles in films that were great successes and that made mega-stars out of others such as Lolita, the lead in Bonnie and Clyde, True Grit and in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Fluke - 1995. However, Weld never achieved the level of stardom many thought her looks and talent could bring.

Destiny Turns on the Radio - 1995. Although frequently typecast as the "blonde in the tight sweater," both the critics and working members of the film industry acknowledged her talent. Bogus - 1996. Tuesday Weld appeared with Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen in the 1963 comedy/drama, Soldier in the Rain and although her performance was well received, the film was only a minor success. Auggie Rose - 2001. However, in Hollywood, her reputation for a reckless lifestyle was fodder for the gossip columnists and Louella Parsons reportedly said, as politely as possible, that "Miss Weld is not a very good representative for the motion picture industry." The romance with Elvis did not last long after Colonel Tom Parker cautioned Presley against the relationship, fearful it would harm his image. In 1961, after starring opposite Elvis Presley in Wild in the Country, the two began an off-screen romance.

Added to her problem in a business where looks are everything, she had to deal with a weight problem throughout most of her life. Physically, she appeared well beyond her twelve years and at that age had already began dating older boys, losing her virginity in a hapless relationship that, combined with her other problems, led to a suicide attempt. Without parental guidance from a mother with whom she would have a lifelong strained relationship, by age ten she had begun smoking cigarettes and using alcohol. The product of a dysfunctional family, she was a very troubled girl who, at age nine, suffered a nervous breakdown.

Unfortunately, despite her talent, beauty, and early success, Tuesday Weld is frequently described as the poster-girl for self-destruction. Although Weld was only a cast member for a few months, the show gave her considerable national publicity and she was named a co-winner of a "Most Promising Newcomer" award at the Golden Globe Awards. In 1959, still only sixteen years old, she was given a role in the CBS television show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. In the film, Connie Francis did the vocals for Weld's singing parts.

She then got the lead in a film celebrating the advent of Rock and Roll called Rock, Rock, Rock that featured record promoter Alan Freed and singers Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, and Johnny Burnette, plus others. Using her resumé from modelling, her mother got her an agent and Tuesday Weld made her acting debut on television at age 12 and her motion picture debut at the age of 13 in a bit role in the Alfred Hitchcock crime drama, The Wrong Man. Weld's mother took advantage of her beauty and found work for her as a child model that provided income to help sustain the family. Born Susan Ker Weld in New York City, her father died when she was a child of three and her widowed mother and two siblings were left in difficult financial circumstances.

Tuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. The Wrong Man (1956). Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956). The Five Pennies (1959).

Return to Peyton Place (1961). Wild in the Country (1961). Bachelor Flat (1962). Soldier in the Rain (1963).

The Cincinnati Kid (1965). Lord Love a Duck (1966). Pretty Poison (1968). I Walk the Line (1970).

Madame X (1981) (TV). Thief (1981). Author! Author! (1982). The Rainmaker (1982) (TV).

Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Heartbreak Hotel (1988). Falling Down (1993). Feeling Minnesota (1996).

Investigating Sex (2001). Chelsea Walls (2002).